Pope Francis Remains Hospitalized With Respiratory Infection

The 88-year-old pontiff has been dealing with bronchitis for more than a week and was hospitalized on Feb. 14.

Pope Francis attends the weekly general audience at Paul VI Audience Hall in the Vatican on Feb. 12, 2025. Filippo Monteforte/AFP via Getty Images

Pope Francis remains in the hospital as of Feb. 17, in what the Vatican said remains a complex medical episode as he deals with bronchitis.

The pope, 88, has been dealing with the respiratory illness for more than a week and was hospitalized at the Policlinico Agostino Gemelli in Rome on Feb. 14 after he reportedly struggled to speak at one of his meetings earlier that day.